Ephemera, Check Issued to Abraham Lincoln By the Auditor's office Illinois, Springfield, December 17, 1840

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This is a check issued to Abraham Lincoln, dated December 17, 1840, for fifty dollars. The check was issued from Auditor's Office Illinois, Springfield, Illinois as a partial payment of Lincoln's services as a member of the General Assembly, Session 1844 and 41. The check is check number 3706 and is signed by the treasurer, John D. Whiteside and the auditor of public accounts, Levi Davis.

Publication Date

12-17-1840

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1840-1849

Subjects

Currency; Checks

Geographic Location

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F56

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 2: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 56

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Ephemera, Check Issued to Abraham Lincoln By the Auditor's office Illinois, Springfield, December 17, 1840, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.